Summer in Prison

This summer, Professor Leslie Robison and graduating senior Sean-michael Cusick spent every wednesday and friday at the St. Johns Juvenile Correctional Facility, working with the young detainees on conceiving of, designing and executing a mural for the facility's multi-purpose room.

"When we first started the project, I asked the young men incarcerated there (at the Juvenile Corrections Center) to think about the public nature of murals, using Diego Rivera and WPA murals as models for how artists can share thoughts and instruct viewers.  They decided that it would be a good idea to leave a message behind for other young men," Robison said of the project.  "Of course, we had to think about how to deliver the message- they kept coming up with ideas about choices and the paths one could take through life.  Sean and I decided on going, literally, with divergent paths but leaving the message otherwise ambiguous:  one path is a little darker, the other lighter, but the sign says 'this path' and 'that path', it's not supposed to be preachy."

"Sean was a huge contributor to the success of the project. Not only did he design the final image, but he also helped our new 'students' learn to hold the brush, and choose and mix colors.  He also assigned them areas to work on every day.  This was an enjoyable experience," Robison said.

PEDIGO GOES SOLO: moments in bloom

New Work by Professor Sara Pedigo showing in Annapolis:

In Bed in Massachusetts

Professor Laura Mongiovi's work was featured in down to sleep, a thematic show hosted at the Chester F. Sidell Gallery at the Essex Art Center in Lawrence, MA in March and April.  We recently received the catalogue from this thoughtful showing of work curated by artist Joetta Maue.

Flagler Illustration

The students this semester did some top notch work for my class, Illustration 325. 

Here’s 2 fine examples of the work from an assignment for Editorial/Story illustration.

I choose the Aesop’s Fables as the story content because they are 2000 years old and still relevant and in the public domain so we won’t have any copyright issues should the work be published later.

Stuff like this never gets old in my opinion and the students gave it a nice fresh coat of paint. 

- Brett Waller, Adjunct Professor of Art

Design students complete service-learning project with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida

Summer Camp Designers (from left to right) - Pat Fallon,
Marina Harvey, Sara Pulsifer, Casmine Brown and Leah Frye

During the spring semester, students in two sections of Design Methodologies had the opportunity to create promotional material for four different fundraising events to benefit The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida (BGCNF).

Flagler students judging artwork
by BGC members

While visiting the local club in St. Augustine, students learned about the organization’s mission and curriculum. They also were invited to judge various types of artwork created by members ages 6 to 18 for the regional fine arts competition. This field trip helped students gain a better understanding of the impact that the BGC programs have on their members.

Fundraising is a vital part of the success and reach of The Boys & Girls Clubs as 95% of their budget comes from private and corporate donors. After discussing fundraising goals and design needs with the Director of Development, Darby Stubberfield, each student was assigned to an event. They conducted design research and developed concepts for an event logo, promotional poster, save-the-date postcard, and digital banner ad. 

Students presented final logos and campaigns to the development staff, including Ms. Stubberfield, Patricia Thornton and Katherine Lovatt. They were "extremely pleased" with the presentations and had a hard time narrowing it down. After much deliberation, BGCNF chose designs by Leah Frye, Emily Holland, Alana Littman, and Cesar Sanchez-Cariello.

Ms. Frye, a sophomore, graphic design major from Jacksonville, Fl., created material to encourage people to support the BGCNF Summer Camp. Marina Harvey, Pat Fallon, Sara Pulsifer and Casmine Brown also presented strong campaigns for this event.

Ms. Holland, a sophomore, graphic design major from Stuart, Fl., created material for an Evening in Wine Country. Other students working on this event included Mitch Oliveira, Emma Behringer, Taylor Friedhof, Michelle Linteris and Kiara Sanchez. 

Ms. Littman, a sophomore, graphic design major from New Smyrna Beach, Fl., created material to promote the Steak & Steak Dinner & Auction, one of BGCNF's largest fundraising events. Kailey Deason, Sam Christiansen, Alex Guth, Cami McCall, Marlena Lomonaco and Stephanie Sorensen also produced design options for this event.

Mr. Sanchez-Cariello, a sophomore, graphic design major from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl., created material that will be used to promote the BGCNF Holiday Toy Drive. Seven other designers worked on this event, including Bernadette Januska, Chelsea Cutlip, Kristin Duke, Caitlin Ogburn,  Kristi Nelson, Lisa Pascucci and Marissa Donnelly.

The instructor, Natalie Stephenson, said, “I’m so thankful for the opportunity that The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida gave our students. I truly believe that the students and our community partner had a mutually beneficial experience.”

Students presenting logo concepts during the field trip. From left to right -
Kristi Nelson, Marissa Donnelly, Caitlin, Ogburn, Lisa Pascucci, Kristin Duke,
Chelsea Cutlip, Bernadette Januska, Cesar Sanchez-Cariello.

After final presentations, one student commented, “This was my favorite project of the year!  We were working in the ‘real’ world with a client who provided specific requirements we had to meet.  I loved the experience!”

Design students partner with The Boys & Girls Club

 

Last semester, students in Design Methodologies did some amazing work with THE PLAYERS Championship Boys & Girls Club of St. Augustine. They created promotional material for two different fundraising events to benefit The Club here in St. Augustine—a Rock & Rock Bash and a Golf Classic. During a meeting with The Club’s community liaison, Jennifer Tesori, students learned about the organization’s needs, and then designed an event logo, poster, postcard, and digital banner ad. 

Design students that worked on the Golf Classic - (from left to right) Kayla Immel, Beth Kirk, Shelby O'Connor, Breanna Berry, Whitney Little, Katie Provenza, Allison Walsh

Design students that worked on the Rock & Roll Bash - (from left to right) Yaqi Huang, Katie Evans, Mallory, Bielecki, Keith Lowe, Chris Desrosiers, James Mattson

The class went on a field trip to The Club and gave final presentations there. After thoroughly reviewing each campaign, the ‘client’ chose to use Allison Walsh’s design for the Golf Classic and James Mattson’s design for the Rock & Roll Bash.

Mattson is a graphic design major from Concord, MA.

“This service-learning project is just one example of how design can be used to ‘do good’ in the community,” said Natalie Stephenson. “We were able to partner talented design students with a great organization that had a true need for creative services. Students gained valuable experience communicating with our client and developing empathy with stakeholders—stuff that’s hard to simulate in the classroom.” 

Walsh is a graphic design major from Kennesaw, GA.

In addition to the designs shown above, several other campaigns were highly regarded by our client. For example, Keith Lowe's vintage concept for the Rock & Roll bash was solid, and Katie Provenza was a strong contender for the Golf Classic.

Keith Lowe - Designer

Katie Provenza - Designer

The Director of Development for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida attended the final presentations. She was thoroughly impressed with the students’ work and wanted to continue the partnership. This semester, students in Design Methodologies will be designing promotional material for four regional fundraising events.

Folio Weekly Invitational Artist Exhibition

Starting the month on the 24th through December 2, 2012, Folio Weekly a local new publication is hosting their annual Invitational Artist Exhibition. The exhibition is comprised of 50 local artists and this year they selected two Flagler BFA students, Brianna Angelakis and Denise Liberi. Along side them Folio Weekly also selected Professors Leslie Robison and Patrick Moser. The Flagler College Art Department would like to congratulate them on their accomplishment and encourage all to attend the opening event which is on August 24th at The Joan Wellhouse and Martin Stein, Sr. Gallery!

For more information please check out their website:

http://www.cummer.org/programs-events/calendar-of-events/folio-weekly-invitational-artist-exhibition